KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Allegheny traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan this weekend to compete in the ITA Regional Championships. The tournament was split into two draws; Carolyn Shetter, Elyse Schmitt, Laura Steele, and Debroah Landau were selected in the main draw, while Kathleen McBride was chosen in the Kalamazoo draw.
Day one, on Friday, September 30, was a tough start for Allegheny. Shetter would win her first singles match in the main draw, but that would be the only highlight of the day as the Gators struggled to get their footing.
Day two, on Saturday, saw Allegheny turn a complete 360. After dropping their first matches, the Gators were put in the consolation bracket of each draw respectively.
In the main draw singles consolation, Landau would defeat Whitney Lewis of Ozarks 6-0, 6-0, and Finley Gates of Oberlin 6-1, 4-6, 10-7, to advance to the quarter-final round. Landau would battle tough against Jordan Leslie of Ohio Wesleyan, but would fall just short 7-5, 2-6, 9-11.
In doubles consolation, the pairings of Schmitt/Steele and Landau/Shetter would both win their first round matches. While Schmitt and Steele were eliminated in the quarters, Landau and Shetter advanced all the way to the final, defeating Christie Gales and Michelle Tuma of Ohio Northern, 9-7, to take home the consolation doubles championship.
Meanwhile, in the Kalamazoo singles consolation, McBride would advance to the quarter-finals as well, defeating Becky Simon of Ohio Wesleyan, and Ellen Stein of Kenyon. Being the only Gator in the Kalamazoo draw, McBride was paired with Aarthi Kasilingam of Washington University for doubles play. After a tough loss on the first day, the pairing would get hot on day two, advancing all the way to the consolation final.
